Historical Events In August - 19

1692  On August - 19 5 women executed for witchcraft in Salem Mass   

1698  On August - 19 russian czar Peter the Great begins term   

1699  On August - 19 jose Saenz d'aguirre, Spanish cardinal, dies at 69   

1702  -24] Battle at Santa Marta Venz: English fleet beat French on this day in history.   

1719  Karl H Freiherr von Canstein, German lawyer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1737  Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer on August - 19.   

1743  Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV on this day in history.   

1744  Carlo Arrigoni, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1753  [Johann] Balthasar Neumann, German architect, dies at 66 on August - 19.   

1756  Anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime on this day in history.   

1757  On August - 19 battle at Gross Jagerndorf: Russian army beats Prussia [NS=Aug 30]   

1768  Saint Isaac's Cathedral is founded in Saint Petersburg, Russia on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish govt & restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720   

1780  Baranger, writer on this day in history.   

1780  On August - 19 bernhard Haltenberger, composer, dies at 32   

1785  On August - 19 seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks   

1787  On this day in history w Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn   

1791  Benjamin Banneker published his 1st Almanac on this day in history.   

1795  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history spain & France sign anti-English alliance   

1812  On this day in history uSS Constitution captures HMS Guerriere. Lucy Brewer served on board Consituation as Nicolas Baker during this battle.   

1812  On August - 19 uS warship Constitution defeats British warship Guerriere   

1812  On this day in history vincenzo Righini, composer, dies at 56   

1813  Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's second triumvirate on August - 19.   

1813  On this day in history william Henry Fry, composer   

1813  On August - 19 johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer, dies at 54   

1815  John Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 on this day in history.   

1816  Java again in Dutch hands on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs   

1818  CAPT James Biddle takes possession of Oregon Territory for U.S on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history failed liberal coup against French King Louis XVIII   

1822  Melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer, dies at 62 on August - 19.   

1824  Georg Goltermann, composer on this day in history.   

1826  On August - 19 canada Co chartered to colonize Upper Canada (Ontario)   

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1342  Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on August - 19.   

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.   

1590  On August - 19 birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)   

1596  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

1596  Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on August - 19.   

0472  On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

1186  On this day in history death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)   

1245  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on August - 19.   

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on August - 19.   

1297  On August - 19 death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)   

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on August - 19.   

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on August - 19.